Canal Street Cutlery

Well my only understanding is that in the "old days" (and even today really), mirror finishing was very expensive....so in actuality you could say it was a minor "corner cutting" measure to polish only the mark side of the master blade and leave all other blade surfaces crocus or glazed...but depends on how you look at it...if a crocus or glazed finish was the "norm" for all blade surfaces of a typical pocketknife then putting a mirror finish on one side of the master blade actually took extra effort/cost.
 
I've fondled several Canal Street Cultlery knives and their fit and finish is :thumbup: !

I would like to be part of a special run. :)
 
If that's the reason a knife is polished on only one side, then wouldn't it be a cost cutting measure? If so, why put it on a a premium knife? Marketing?

It's intereseting how canal street has begun and presented itself and its product. There is an element of mystery, an element of tradition and an element of modern times. For example, the relationship with Queen openly exists but isn't really qualified. Are they one and the same, sister companies, or supplier to finisher? Per Knife World, the integral Holder is a modern marvel of metal handling, but this is not touted in their literature. They use easy to stamp 420 in what is supposed to be a premium product; however there is little price difference between D2 and 420 blades. Their opening product is a two knife combination. Anyone else find this intriguing?
 
Did someone say Congress in D2? Nice blue stag! It's not mine,but I saw it on ebay limited run of 50

This knife is a special order knife that Canal Street has made that is exclusive to one dealer. This Blue Stag Congress is a true collectable. It has four D2 blades and measures 4" long and comes with Canal Street pouch and the original beautiful Canal Street green box. Item number is 413953 and knife features Canal Street "CS" shield.




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TOMBSTONE said:
Did someone say Congress in D2? Nice blue stag! It's not mine,but I saw it on ebay limited run of 50

This knife is a special order knife that Canal Street has made that is exclusive to one dealer. This Blue Stag Congress is a true collectable. It has four D2 blades and measures 4" long and comes with Canal Street pouch and the original beautiful Canal Street green box. Item number is 413953 and knife features Canal Street "CS" shield.




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Yes it is nice, nice and expensive..:p :D
 
I spoke with the guys at SHOT this year, they said they hadnt heard anything bad about it. I would like to see it in Sandvik if it has to be Stainless or A2 for a tool steel.
 
I'll report what knifeaholic has said elsewhere. Mark side, of course, is the side with the maker's stamp and the side of the knife displayed in the case. Hence the mirror polish. The other side, often called pile side, I believe, was down in display and crocus finished.

In those days, the majority of knives were crocus (rough satin) finished. Since most if not all knives in those days were carbon, polishing was really a wasted manufacturing step. To polish both sides would be a fool's errand and needlessly increase the expense of the knife. The compromise made for quality user's knives was to polish the display or mark side only.

Apologies to knifeaholic for any errors, but this is my memory of his explanation elsewhere.

EDIT I was reading this thread and stopped on page one, I see the question has already been answered above EDIT
 
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